THE APPLE INVESTOR: Apple Hasn't Bought Back A Single Share Since 2003. What Gives?http://www.businessinsider.com/the-apple-investor-nov-22-2010-11/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Mon, 19 Mar 2018 23:03:29 -0400Heather Leonardhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/4ceacb6fccd1d5d23a030000Oregon TrailMon, 22 Nov 2010 14:58:38 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4ceacb6fccd1d5d23a030000
Stock buyback? How about a split? At $300+ a share, a 5-for-1 split would be nice.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4ceaa52fcadcbb1903130000krypticMon, 22 Nov 2010 12:15:26 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4ceaa52fcadcbb1903130000
Bigger question on Apple is why they don't pay a substantial annual dividend.
Sorry, screw the buy-backs, which are very pretty weak way of using corporate cash. Pay a frigging dividend instead.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4cea99ba4bd7c8973b080000Beltway GregMon, 22 Nov 2010 11:26:34 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/4cea99ba4bd7c8973b080000
Apple at 14X enterprise value is pretty darn shareholder friendly and no doubt they have saved billions by paying folks with the stock. Kids, this isn't Ariba and it isn't 1999. Buyback? You can carp all you want but buybacks are another Wall Street myth much like the myth of large numbers. This should've been written as "can you believe that despite growing their shares by 28% since 2003 Apple still has an enterprise value of 14X."